Five dwellinghouses at Land At Sutton Grange, Langton Road, Norton

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by North Yorkshire Thirsk and Malton Area Planning Committee on 18 Dec 2025.

ZE25/01109/REMApproved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

What was proposed

The application sought reserved matters approval for five dwellinghouses on land at Sutton Grange, Langton Road, Norton.

“ZE25/01109/REM - Erection of 5no. dwellinghouses on land at Sutton Grange, Langton Road, Norton on Derwent…”

“The Head of Development Management sought determination of a reserved matters application for the erection of 5no. dwellinghouses on land at Sutton Grange, Langton Road, Norton, North Yorkshire.”

Minutes

Drainage was raised

A late representation raised sewerage-capacity concerns, but drainage arrangements were not a reserved matter for this application.

“OFFICIAL The Principal Planning Officer advised Members that a late representation had been received from a member of the public, who raised concerns about the capacity in the Malton and Norton sewerage system.”

Minutes

Who spoke

The agent spoke to the application.

Members’ discussion

Members said the development raised no issues or concerns and that the development principle, drainage and sewerage had already been considered at outline stage.

“Councillors agreed that the development raised no issues or concerns and confirmed the principle of development, including the drainage and sewerage issues raised, had already been considered at outline stage. Councillor Knapton proposed and Councillor Taylor seconded that Members were minded to approve the application.”

Minutes

The vote

Members unanimously supported being minded to approve the application.

“That Members were unanimously minded to approve the application and to delegate authority to officers to determine the application to subject to the assessment of any implications in the draft NPPF and subject to the conditions listed in the report.”

Minutes

What was decided

Authority was delegated to officers to determine the application after assessing the draft policy’s implications and subject to the listed conditions.

“In addition, the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) had recently been released by government. As this was a draft it carried very little weight, however the officer advised that the recommendation should be amended to a “minded to” decision and to delegate authority to officers to determine the application to subject to the assessment of any implications in the draft NPPF and subject to the conditions listed in the report.”

Minutes

Sources

  • North Yorkshire Thirsk and Malton Area Planning Committee minutes, 18 December 2025
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of North Yorkshire's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Date
Thursday 18 December 2025
Committee decided
Approved
Vote
Unanimous
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)
Application
The application (council website)